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New study critiques kindergarten vocabulary curricula
Last week, the website Science Daily reported on a recent study that suggested reading curricula in kindergarten classrooms is deficient. Beyond the simple dearth of words taught, the study criticized kindergarten curricula word complexity and lack of review, both crucial aspects of vocabulary learning at any age, and worth looking at more closely.
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Ten Words from Today's NY Times - Feb. 6, 2013
Ten Words from Today's NY Times - Feb. 6, 2013
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Then see "Vocabulary Begets Vocabulary: The More You Know, the More You Learn" to understand why learning these words will help you absorb even more as you read.
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Jane Austen's Pride & Prejudice Turns 200
The "confidence, mastery, serenity, and tact" she displayed at 21 remains a mystery
Jane Austen's masterwork Pride and Prejudice turns 200 today! Join the birthday celebration by quizzing yourself on words that may smack more of 1813 than they do of 2013 with our Vocabulary List "50 Words from Jane Austen's Pride & Prejudice." Or check out the dozens of Pride and Prejudice Vocabulary Lists our users have made.
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Ten Words to Rescue from the Linguistic Closet
Wayne State University Warriors' Releases Top Ten Words
Last week, we wrote about "Words We Love to Hate." Now, thanks to Wayne State University's Word Warriors fourth annual list of ten words "especially worthy of retrieval from the linguistic closet," we get to look at words we love — and don't want to lose.
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It's been about three months since I started my job as a teaching assistant at the University of Pittsburgh. Since doing so, I've not just left behind Brooklyn for the 'Burgh, and "Fuhgedaboutit" for "Yinz want some food?"; I've also adapted my vocabulary, too. The words I use in my classroom now are different from when I taught high school. This is a challenge, and one I've been interested to watch my students — all first-semester freshmen — take on, as well.
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Ten Words from Today's NY Times - October 17, 2012
Ten Words from Today's NY Times - October 17, 2012
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Bob Greenman is an award-winning educator who spent 30 years in Brooklyn, New York teaching English and journalism at James Madison and Edward R. Murrow High Schools. Here he recalls how he he used objects encountered in everyday life as the inspiration for enjoyable and effective vocabulary instruction.
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